Timothy Dillon

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Timothy Dillon

Beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend passed away on June 10, 2023 in Maricopa, AZ, where he had lived and served as the de facto mayor for the last three years. He was 76. He was a fourth generation native of Washington, DC, and lived most of his life there and in Maryland. Tim started his long news career during his active duty with the U.S. Air Force as the editor of the Stars and Stripes newspaper. Subsequently he was a photojournalist for the Maryland Independent, the Washington Evening Star, and USA Today. Tim was a member of the White House Press Photographers Pool covering the Reagan, H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Bush administrations and served for a decade as Chairman of the Senate Press Photographers' Gallery. He covered wars in several countries and was nominated for a Pulitzer for his work in Somalia. He was an outstanding photographer who was well respected by his colleagues and was also very handsome.

He is survived by his wife, Marie Dillon, son, John Dillon (Brooke), daughter, Kelley Dillon (Brian Beutler), mother-of-his-children, Katherine Dillon, grandchildren, Riley and Jack Dillon, brothers, Thomas Dillon (Susan Fitzgerald) and Matthew Dillon, sisters Carroll Dethrow (John), Dori Dillon, Theresa Koper (George), Barbara Bryant (Ed) and Sheila Westrem, and several nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Mass will be held on July 13, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Saint Mary's Church located at 109 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21401. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Following the service, a memorial reception will be held at the Eastport Democratic Club at 525 State St. Annapolis, MD 21403 from 12 to 3:30 p.m. The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to hospice.